Curust Financial Service Limited/ Loewe-Lack-Werk Otto Loewe Gmbh & Co. K.G. [1999] IECA 559 (21st June, 1999)
No certificate or licence can be granted for an agreement that has expired; the Authority will not consider the merits of such agreements.
- Citation
- [1999] IECA 559
- Parties
- Notifier: Curust Financial Service Limited; Counterparty: Loewe-Lack-Werk Otto Loewe Gmbh & Co. K. G.
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Procedural Posture
- Competition Notification / Decision
- Outcome
- files closed without consideration of merits
- Legal Topics
- Exclusive Distribution Agreement, Certificate Under Competition Act 1991, Licence Under Competition Act 1991, Expiry of Agreement
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Parties
Curust Financial Service Limited
Notifier
Loewe-Lack-Werk Otto Loewe Gmbh & Co. K. G.
Counterparty
Procedural Posture
Competition Notification / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a certificate or licence can be granted under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 1991 for an expired exclusive distribution agreement
Ratio Decidendi
No certificate or licence can be granted for an agreement that has expired; the Authority will not consider the merits of such agreements.
Court Disposition
files closed without consideration of merits
Orders
- Files closed without considering whether the agreements merit a certificate or licence.
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